Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	108% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 (all builds)
Memory	27.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140530
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 25 '19 at 18:59
Run Duration	182 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790-$135 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	79.3% Very good	Memory 93.2 1-Core 108 2-Core 198 78% 133 Pts	4-Core 353 8-Core 533 55% 443 Pts	64-Core 446 28% 446 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 79.3% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3202) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 419.35 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 30% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 137GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 368 216 216 212 214 216 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 488 Write 456 Mixed 368 SusWrite 240 87% 388 MB/s	4K Read 41.9 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 51.8 187% 67.4 MB/s	DQ Read 371 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 353 265% 354 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 124%
Toshiba MK3261GSY 320GB-$75 514 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 191GB free Firmware: MC102E SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 99 96 100 99 99 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	56.8% Above average	Read 99.8 Write 101 Mixed 31.8 SusWrite 98 60% 82.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 125% 1 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 56.8% Great: 62%
Hitachi HTS723232A7A364 320GB 11,127 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 101GB free Firmware: EC2ZB70W SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 73 73 74 73 73 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	42.5% Average	Read 75 Write 75 Mixed 46.2 SusWrite 72.9 49% 67.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 125% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 42.5% Great: 58%
Hitachi HTS725050A9A364 500GB 7,947 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 224GB free Firmware: PC4ZC70F SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 89 89 91 90 91 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	53.3% Above average	Read 95.8 Write 84.7 Mixed 51.3 SusWrite 90.2 59% 80.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.9 144% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 53.3% Great: 58%
Hitachi HDT721075SLA380 750GB 43 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 396GB free, PID 1019 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 42 42 42 42 42 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	21.2% Poor	Read 42.2 Write 40.3 Mixed 33.2 SusWrite 41.8 53% 39.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 94% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 21.2% Great: 21%
WD Elements 2TB 35,768 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 1.5TB free, PID 10b8 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 97 97 96 96 98 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	39.4% Below average	Read 87.3 Write 90 Mixed 53.5 SusWrite 96.9 111% 81.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 87% 1 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 39.4% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 4x8GB 8,984 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	60% Above average	MC Read 21.4 MC Write 21.7 MC Mixed 18.5 59% 20.5 GB/s	SC Read 15.4 SC Write 20.3 SC Mixed 19.9 53% 18.5 GB/s	Latency 61.6 65% 61.6 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 60% Great: 63%

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 - $169

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	1,222x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	635x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	400x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	482x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	200x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	199x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	160x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	76x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	69x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	138x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	99x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	97x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $817

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16